As per University regulation, the academic year commences in the month of July and ends in the month of June the following year.

The college provides clinical facilities in Dentistry in the following departments:

Oral Medicine and Radiology

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics

Prosthodontics and Maxillofacial Prosthetics

Periodontics

Orthodontics

Public Health Dentistry

Paedodontics

The college has approved Postgraduate courses (MDS) in the following eight specialities:

Oral Medicine and Radiology

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics

Prosthodontics and Maxillofacial Prosthetics

Periodontics

Orthodontics

Public Health Dentistry

Paedodontics

SCHEME OF EXAMINATIONEach year is divided into two terms. There will be an examination at the end of each academic year (2nd term). Every student of the BDS degree course is required to pass four professional examinations at the end of 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th academic year.

A candidate is eligible to attend the University examination on satisfying attendance, progress and proper conduct stipulated by the college and the University. A candidate who fails in the exam can appear in the next examination (supplementary) to be held six months later ie., at the end of the first term.

INTERNAL EXAMINATIONThe college will conduct a set of three internal examinations during the course of each academic year. A final internal examination (theory & pre-clinical / clinical) will be held at the end of the academic year before the University examination. A candidate must acquire a minimum of 50% marks in each of the internal examinations. The average of the four conducted exams will be sent to the University as the internal marks for each subject.

UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONExamination at the end of each academic year will be conducted in the following subjects:

1st BDS

General Anatomy including Embryology and Histology

General Human Physiology and Biochemistry

Human Oral Anatomy, Histology and Embryology

2nd BDS

General Pathology and Microbiology

Dental Materials

General and Dental Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Pre-clinical Prosthetic Dentistry

Pre-clinical Operative Dentistry

3rd BDS

General Medicine

General Surgery

Oral Pathology and Microbiology

4th BDS

Oral Medicine

Orthodontics

Paedodontics

Periodontics

Prosthodontics

Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Public Health Dentistry

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This case was referred to the Department of Oral Medicine by a plastic surgeon for the dental evaluation of a swelling in the pre-maxilla. ...